Category Parenting
6 Ways to Turn Your Kids Into Avid Readers
Reading Opens a Whole New World for Your Child All parents want their children to be a good readers, but it can be tough to know exactly how to make it happen. Independent reading can significantly help when it comes to academic success, but actually getting your kid to read can be a challenge. Maybe […]
Seeing Through “Faith Eyes”
#faith As we see the shape of our economy, senseless crimes, poverty (not limited to finances), natural disasters and anything else that going on in this world, where does faith fit in? In the SMORE Sunday Group, this Sunday, we will journey through this together and discuss those things we know for sure and how to […]
Junkfood Really is Junk and Bad for Kids’ Health
Junk Food and Kids: Could It Be Making Childhood Illnesses Worse? We are all familiar nowadays with the fact that we ought to avoid junk food for kids as it tends to have high salt and high fat content. Eve Pierce, health writer, tells us about new research now pointing to the fact that junk […]
18 of the Best Blogs for Helping Kids Find Their Passion
Leading Your Child to Her Calling AUTHOR: KENNEY MYERS There has been much talk about helping kids find their passion so that they can live a full life, but how do you help your kids find that spark? As a parent you can open the door to experiences and opportunities. You can encourage your kids […]
How I Learned My Four Year Old Daughter’s Personality Type
Children’s games are hardly games. Children are never more serious than when they play. – Montaigne, Essays Gail Cawley Showalter Determining your child’s personality type is easier than you think. The last thing most women want to hear when they have a two-and-a-half year old and a thirteen month old is that they are […]
Parenting When You Don’t Feel Like It
from Aha Parenting – Dr. Laura Markham How To Reconnect with Your Child When You’re Having a Hard Day “Can you give tips on how to stay connected when you feel irritable? I’m not yelling, but I’m not as respectful as I think I should be.” – Katherine “Parents have to be experts at reconnecting.” — […]
Single Moms Can Bond with Family Fun, Especially in the Summer Time
5 Healthy Travel Tips for Families by Kendra Thornton Over-planning for a vacation is never a good idea, as it can take both the enjoyment from the experience and cause additional stress when things don’t go according to plan. But for parents taking their children with them traveling, it is just as big a mistake […]
Fathers Have Influence Moms Can’t Provide
By Sue Shellenbarger First appeared in The Wall Street Journal, June 2007 Amid Father’s Day celebrations this week, many young dads will be harboring a little secret guilt: They feel they should be more like moms — traditional ones, that is, who spend a lot of time at home. My email bears evidence: One father, […]
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